Which fairing speaker ?

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Dec 17, 2018 | 11:23 AM

painey

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Which fairing speaker ?

Which is the better speaker, I will only using fairing speakers:

Hertz HCX 165.3 or DB Drive WDX6 Moto

I can either for the same price, I am driving them with a Diamond Audio 4v2 and intend to bridge the speakers to get the most out of them.

I already have BT adapters

Dec 17, 2018 | 11:43 AM

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If bridging that amp you want the hcx's instead of the dbmotos. The motos are loud af but too bright, they'll fatigue your ears. The hcx not as loud but warmer

Dec 17, 2018 | 03:42 PM

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Not to hijack the thread but I'm running the HCX 165's (love them) unbridged in my 2012 Street Glide in a fairing-only setup with a Soundstream PN4.1000D amp. I'm vaguely familiar with the term "bridging" from reading this forum and wondering what I would gain by bridging those speakers with that amp and is it difficult to do? Thanks in advance. I will also be posting my query in another thread I started on this forum.

Dec 17, 2018 | 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by AZBadgerFan

What you will gain is a big puff of smoke because those speakers won’t handle the power from that amp bridged. Unless you are careful with the gains.

Dec 17, 2018 | 04:21 PM

AZBadgerFan

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Good info! Thanks

Dec 17, 2018 | 06:14 PM

DLennartz

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What’s the diffence between an HCX 165 and an HCX 165.3?

Dec 18, 2018 | 11:37 AM

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The motos are loud af but too bright, they'll fatigue your ears.

I can attest to the Motos being too bright under some scenarios. That was my main impetus for getting a DSP. Once I did get one though and could tone down the mid frequencies I like them. You wouldn't think a two way speaker would have too much mid range but to my ears that was what they had. Gave them a simple mild smiley face EQ in the DSP and they cleaned up nicely.

If I had it to do all over again without a DSP I probably would have preferred another type of speaker. My choices were a little limited though because I want to stick with marine rated speakers. I can ride my nekkid bikes just fine and stay dry but as soon as I take off on the Geezer Glide a monsoon will drop on me out of nowhere.